A McDonald’s customer has complained to the fast-food giant after claiming she found ‘a maggot’ in her Chicken Mayo burger.

Charlotte Dawes, from Gloucester, said she made the ‘vile’ discovery before she tucked into her mid-afternoon meal which she had brought at the drive-through restaurant at the Kingsditch Retail Park off Tewkesbury Road in Cheltenham.

She said: “It was absolutely vile, if I hadn’t have looked at the bottom I would have just eaten it.”

Although she complained to McDonald’s on twitter, she did not keep the burger and threw it away.

A picture of her burger has been widely shared on Facebook.

We contacted McDonald's about Charlotte's complaint and her claim that she found 'a maggot' in her meal on Saturday at around 3pm.

A McDonald’s spokesperson said: "We are sorry to hear about this customer’s experience.

"Food quality and safety are of the utmost importance to us and we place great emphasis on quality control, following rigorous standards in order to avoid any imperfections.

"We understand that the bun has been discarded and that it will not be possible for this to be returned in order for us to carry out an investigation.

"However, we would encourage the customer to contact our customer services team if she would like to discuss the matter further”.

Charlotte said she would not be taking the matter further, adding that she just wanted to stress the importance of people checking their food before eating it.